ACROSS
8 Shoot artist portraying sweetheart in court (6) BRANCH B(-e+ra)RANCH
9 Perhaps a younger Tony Stark, felt cold in metal clothing? (8) IRONCLAD {IRON{C}LAD}
10 She admires daughter's attempt to hold article and dance (8) FANDANGO {FAN}{D}{AN}{GO}
11 Bit by Hardy, heading out for seconds (6) SLIVER (-o+s)SLIVER
12 Anxious to consume cereal, the Reverend said (8) CAREWORN {(-w+c)CARE(-c+w)WORN}
13 Tea took forever, after taking lid off (6) OOLONG {tOO LONG}
14 Fixed hip, although with one large insertion (2-5) IN-BUILT {IN}{BU{1}{L}T}
17 Insist, as he dared to keep hidden (7) STASHED [T]
20 Look inside/out and get ready to fire again (6) RELOAD {RE{LO}AD}
22 They nearly miss totals or answer in fractions (4-4) ALSO-RANS [T]
25 Pets scratch man's documents (6) PAPERS PAmPERS
26 Dryer for the whole boarding school (3,5) TEA CLOTH {TEAC{LOT}H}
27 Say, liquor always kept in pouch with drug (8) BEVERAGE {B{EVER}AG}{E}
28 Drop down after amputation of a foot, in pain (6) ABSEIL {A{BaSE}IL}
DOWN
1 Persist in rating a young leader, badly (3,5) TRY AGAIN {RATING+A+Yo..g}*
2 Say, study nothing about tense (2,4) ON EDGE {EG}{DEN}{O}<=
3 According to sources, Sanatana (Hinduism) is now the oldest religion (6) SHINTO Acrostic
4 Denies one's spiking drinks (7) DISOWNS {D{1'S}OWNS}
5 He's prepared for Cosby (3,5) BOY SCOUT {COSBY}* [RA] Not a fair RA in my opinion
6 He had a weakness and piled on pounds without trouble (8) ACHILLES{ACH{I}{LL}ES} I from? (Addendum - {ACH{ILL}ES} - See comments)
7 Brown bottles, say Spooner returned to bar (6) TAVERN {TA{REV<=}N}
15 Replaced partners initially in major tournament, extremely exhausted but not out (8) UNOPENED {U(-s+n)N OPEN}{Ex...eD}
16 Read lots about "Guide" (8) LODESTAR*
18 Relatively well known person in nineties novel? (8) EINSTEIN*
19 Even more hydrogen's absorbed by natural gas manufacturer? (7) FARTHER {FART{H}ER}
21 Happy leader got fired from behind (6) ELATEDAnno pending (Addendum - bELATED - See comments)
23 This Sorcerer takes rest to cause harassment (6) SHAMAN HArAsSMeNt* [CA]
24 Hated how it's related to sauce? (6) RELISH[CD?] (Addendum - (REL IS H for relATED to become hATED - See comments)
Reference List
Artist = RA, Cold = C, Article = AN, Hip = IN, Large = L, Drug = E, Pound = L, (Reverend)Spooner = REV, Partners(In Bridge) = N,S,E,W,
GRID
8 Shoot artist portraying sweetheart in court (6) BRANCH B(-e+ra)RANCH
9 Perhaps a younger Tony Stark, felt cold in metal clothing? (8) IRONCLAD {IRON{C}LAD}
10 She admires daughter's attempt to hold article and dance (8) FANDANGO {FAN}{D}{AN}{GO}
11 Bit by Hardy, heading out for seconds (6) SLIVER (-o+s)SLIVER
12 Anxious to consume cereal, the Reverend said (8) CAREWORN {(-w+c)CARE(-c+w)WORN}
13 Tea took forever, after taking lid off (6) OOLONG {
17 Insist, as he dared to keep hidden (7) STASHED [T]
20 Look inside/out and get ready to fire again (6) RELOAD {RE{LO}AD}
22 They nearly miss totals or answer in fractions (4-4) ALSO-RANS [T]
25 Pets scratch man's documents (6) PAPERS PA
26 Dryer for the whole boarding school (3,5) TEA CLOTH {TEAC{LOT}H}
27 Say, liquor always kept in pouch with drug (8) BEVERAGE {B{EVER}AG}{E}
28 Drop down after amputation of a foot, in pain (6) ABSEIL {A{B
DOWN
1 Persist in rating a young leader, badly (3,5) TRY AGAIN {RATING+A+Y
2 Say, study nothing about tense (2,4) ON EDGE {EG}{DEN}{O}<=
3 According to sources, Sanatana (Hinduism) is now the oldest religion (6) SHINTO Acrostic
4 Denies one's spiking drinks (7) DISOWNS {D{1'S}OWNS}
5 He's prepared for Cosby (3,5) BOY SCOUT {COSBY}* [RA] Not a fair RA in my opinion
6 He had a weakness and piled on pounds without trouble (8) ACHILLES
7 Brown bottles, say Spooner returned to bar (6) TAVERN {TA{REV<=}N}
15 Replaced partners initially in major tournament, extremely exhausted but not out (8) UNOPENED {U(-s+n)N OPEN}{E
16 Read lots about "Guide" (8) LODESTAR*
19 Even more hydrogen's absorbed by natural gas manufacturer? (7) FARTHER {FART{H}ER}
21 Happy leader got fired from behind (6) ELATED
23 This Sorcerer takes rest to cause harassment (6) SHAMAN HA
24 Hated how it's related to sauce? (6) RELISH
Reference List
Artist = RA, Cold = C, Article = AN, Hip = IN, Large = L, Drug = E, Pound = L, (Reverend)Spooner = REV, Partners(In Bridge) = N,S,E,W,
GRID
21d behind:belated -b
ReplyDeleteThank you Prasad
DeleteI too thought so. But a simple behind will mean belated? I thought behind schedule or behind time!
DeleteThat is why I put in the anno as at 8:35
Delete5.
Deletelate in accomplishing a task.
"I'm getting behind with my work"
Thanks Prasad - That's exactly how I intended it.
Delete21D E(Late)D
ReplyDeleteTough one.
ReplyDeleteSome of it gets easier as you get used to the setter's style of thinking.
DeleteFavourite was 18d.Relatively well known was nicely done. 19d was risqué 😉
ReplyDeleteI had hearty laugh after anno[y]ing clue!
DeleteIf the laugh is for 19d. +1
DeleteThanks Vasant:) Glad you had a laugh, KKR and Ram :) Apologies if it was offensive to anyone.
Delete+1 for Ram.
DeleteEinstein was well done too.
Did it much earlier to all of you from here in U.S., but could not share the joy.
Thanks Paddy. Glad you enjoyed it. One of the perks of living abroad is that we get to try the crossword before others :) Hope you are enjoying your vacation with family.
DeleteSowmya/Paddy:I am soon join your ranks:-)
DeleteVacation or Work - Vasant?
Delete24d related becomes hated when rel is h.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great cracking and great clue!
Delete+1
DeleteGreat solve Prasad. Well done indeed. This one seems to have stumped quite a few people in our Facebook groups too.
Delete6d pound(s):ache(s) trouble:ill ACH(ill)ES, IMU.
ReplyDeleteExactly - Aches = Pounds and ILL is trouble. Piling on (Aches) Without (ILL) - Is the Container/Content indicator
DeleteSuperb brainwork is what comes to mind on this hypnotizing compilation. Thanks Sowmyaji.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rajuji. Glad you enjoyed it :)
DeleteNice grid Hypatia 🙂
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback LV and a special thanks for test solving
DeleteCommenting from my first mobile!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this puzzle and the setter challenged me to the full.
Congrats on the new mobile Srinidhi and glad you enjoyed it :) Hope you like tomorrow's grid too..Will look out for your incisive annotations :)
DeleteFirst mobile?!
ReplyDeleteYes, her puzzles are always challenging but interesting and solvable with some effort.
Thanks Paddy 🙏
DeleteSorry for the really late comments. 9A was enjoyable. Keen fans of Marvel comics would know of another separate character called Iron Lad who had his own comic series. His alter ego name was Nate Richards.
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